While Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) between the government and then rebel CPN (Maoist), many promises and commitments made in that historic deal remain either only partially fulfilled or altogether unaddressed.The peace accord not only paved the way for resolving the decade-long Maoist armed insurrection and restoring sustainable peace inside country, but also promised to bring about socio-economic transformation in the lives of the people through various measures, including forward-looking state restructuring. But 10 years on, there has been little tangible progress involving implementation of these commitments, except for the promulgation of a new constitution, and the integration a small number of Maoist combatants into the national army as well as voluntary retirement of other people
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